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Until I get one I am moving my arm in one motion with the mouse.
Wow... thats 3 of us now...
Until I get one I am moving my arm in one motion with the mouse.
The are really weird at first, but you adapt...and may end up liking it more.
But definitely look into the exercises.
When you hold your hand above the keyboard for typing it should be in a relaxed "curled" posture. With both thumbs resting above the space and index fingers on F and J. When you move your hand to operate the mouse / trackball keep it curled (relaxed) and let the tips of your fingers operate the movement. Avoid using the thumb.
What this will do it keep that carpel straight and not as bent.
I'm all worried and now. I cannot afford this.
I am so embarrassed to say this but.
I never learned to type properly. I use my index, and thumb. Over the years I adapted to it and am very quick with it.
I would definitely see a doctor who can show you the exercises or get you some PT. Stop it before it gets worse. I have it too, and need to do everything I just mentioned. The worse is waking up with the hand completely numb. Being numb you'd think no pain right? Wrong. Truly sucks. Sorry.
I found this in your link:
"A 2001 study by the Mayo Clinic found heavy computer use (up to 7 hours a day) did not increase a person's risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome."
Yes but that study is out-dated.
In almost every website I have found it links CTS to the improper use of a computer. As well as sewing, meat packing, bowling, and packaging.
I just talked to my friend PJ. He had it, the doc said the cause was the computer. He told me his mom got it the same way the doctor told her. He gave me some tips.
But I will surely see a doctor.
1) Ergonomics are implicated in some instances, but there are other etiologies theroized for CTS.
2) Keeping the Carpal Tunnel OPEN, thereby decreasing the pressure on the median nerve, will help. We prescribe " -up" (ok guys have at that one) splints at night and some folks have to wear during the day. Statistics are variable concerning the success and relapse of CTS depending on what literature you read (CNN/NEWSWEEK/FOX, etc...do not count as literature).
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IT'S PROBABLY YOUR ING COMPUTER! hahaha!
Okay thanks!
My mom has a severe case of carpal tunnel in both hands. Her right is worse than her left but both are pretty strong cases. She wakes up with numbness in her hands, she gets sharp pains shot up her arms all the way to her elbow and i believe even up to her neck.
There are tests doctors can do involving electrowaves to determine how bad your carpal tunnel is. The doctors recommended surgery for my mother, but she tried rehab, didnt help much, the cortizone shots helped my mom for a while but her pain came back. She refuses to get surgery since the procedure isnt that guaranteed.
My moms carpal tunnel is associated with her years of Knitting, Typing, Sewing and gardening. My mother loves doing all the things that are bad for her wrists lol!
I wonder if you could get Carpal Tunnel from excessive masturbation. I wonder that, if you have a job which allows for excessive masturbation on the clock, you could get worker's comp while you take time off to recover from surgery and/or learn to use the other hand. I also wonder if getting Carpal Tunnel from excessive masturbation would be something to be proud of.
Or maybe it is a natural hand motion.
All I know is that I spend far too much time on the computer, and I am shamed to admit that getting Carpal Tunnel from my mouse use would in no way decrease my online activity.
I'm sure it's not allowed but I masturbate constantly at work. I go to the restroom and squeeze it out at least 4 times a day. If I get any kind of wrist injury because of it, you can be sure I'm filing an incident report and getting workman's comp for it. I work at a college library and there are nothing but 18-21 year old girls walking around in little shorts or skirts, so the university administration should expect frequent erections. If injury occurs, I think I have a solid case.
NAH...Just flip the hand over...less stress on the wrist...call it "Self Strange"...(Just be careful NOT to punch your chode)
My mother has used keyboards and computers for her job for over 20 years and had to have surgery. She agreed, the track ball (if its what i am thinking of) helps TREMENDOUSLY. She refuses to use mouses anymore.
Also, I got the same exact pain in that same exact place during one summer when I played a computer game roughly 10 hours a day for weeks in a row.
Hold your forearms outstretched and keep your hands palm outward at a comfortable stretch, then hands downward at a comfortable stretch. Keep each stretch for ~30 seconds. Do that about 10 times before using a computer. This helped me.
Also, try not to use a computer for long stretches at a time.
If you just start doing any muscularly productive wrist/arm movement it will gradually go away. Unless its a severe pain throughout the day it's not serious...yet..
The angle is also very important... Angle of the wrist.
You want it flat at a plane.. not bent up. This means using your arm muscles more.
Brutalis,
I have had the surgery in my right hand for carpel tunnel and I just treat the left hand without surgery. My reasons were that it got so bad that surgery was the only option on my right hand. I had tried all of the non surgical options, and there are some, to no avail. As far as my left hand the non surgical route has worked for me for the last 15 years. I take Aleve twice a day when it flares up and I use a wrist brace to sleep in at night. It keeps your wrist in the proper neutral position which gives the nerves a rest. It's best if you can wear it longer than just at night, but it's hard to work on the computer with it so even if you can just wear it night and maybe when your not on the comp. The ones the sell at the pharmacy that have laces and velcro with an insertable metal hand plate to keep your wrist still are the best. It usually takes me about 3 days of wearing mine before it clears up. Then I don't have another occurrence for 4-5 months.
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